Effects of power line voltage variations on different types of 400-W high-pressure sodium ballasts

Journal Article · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1997 · IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/28.568012· OSTI ID:492127

Dorr, D S; Mansoor, A ^[1]; Morinec, A G ^[2]; Worley, J C ^[3]

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1. EPRI Power Electronics Applications Center, Knoxville, TN (United States)
2. Centerior Energy Corp., Cleveland, OH (United States)
3. East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Winchester, KY (United States)

This paper presents the results of laboratory tests to determine the effects of voltage sags, interruptions, and fluctuations on high-pressure sodium (HPS) lamps and ballasts. The way these ballasted lamps react to sags and interruptions in the laboratory is then compared to a model of the real-world electrical environment created from data gathered during three recent North American power quality surveys. This work also shows how HPS immunity to voltage variations depends significantly on the ballast type and the lamp age.

• OSTI ID: 492127
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 33, Issue 2; Other Information: DN: Presented at the 1995 Industry Applications Society annual meeting, Lake Buena Vista, FL (US), October 8--12; PBD: Mar-Apr 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
BALLASTS
ELECTRICAL TRANSIENTS
VOLTAGE DROP
SODIUM